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She was the first African American female judge in Scott County, Mississippi (1976). Edna Loeb (1936): [40] First female lawyer in Lowndes County, Mississippi; Patricia Wise: [30] First female (and African American female) to serve as President of the Magnolia Bar Association [Pike County, Mississippi]
He previously served a term from 1979 to 1980. Blackmon has served as chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, president of the Magnolia Bar Association, and is presently an emeritus trustee of Tougaloo College’s board of trustees. He was named by The National Law Journal as one of the Nation’s Top 10 Litigators in 2002 and 2013. [citation ...
In 2001, Reeves returned to private practice to found his own firm, Pigott Reeves Johnson, in Jackson. [2] During his time in private practice, Reeves served on the boards of a number of civic organizations, including the ACLU of Mississippi, the Mississippi Center for Justice, and the Magnolia Bar Association. [2] [6]
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Louis Westerfield: [15] First African American male to serve as the Dean of University of Mississippi School of Law (1994) [Lafayette County, Mississippi] Rickey Thompson: [16] First African American male judge in Lee County, Mississippi; Rod Hickman: [17] First African American male to serve as the County Attorney of Noxubee County ...
Amicus briefs on behalf of Flowers were filed by the Magnolia Bar Association, the Mississippi Center for Justice, and Innocence Project New Orleans. [52] On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Flowers's sixth conviction with a vote of 7–2 in Flowers v. Mississippi.
Susan Balfour, 62, was incarcerated for 33 years at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility until her release in December 2021. Mississippi inmates were exposed to dangerous chemicals and denied ...
The Bar’s Consumer Assistance Program is designed to assist clients with every day consumer type problems with their attorneys. The Bar does not regulate the Bar exam; that function is fulfilled by the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions. [3] The Bar enforces the rule that Mississippi lawyers must complete 12 credits each year. [4]